John Lusk quoted Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway
Cal Sounder is a detective working for the police on certain very sensitive cases. So …
«“What can I do for you, Mr. Sounder?”
I play dull on instinct.
“There’s been a problem in the building, the official police are investigating, but they’ve asked me to step in and advise on some technical issues. I need to ask you a few background questions.”
“What kind of a problem?”
“I’m a specialist in socio-medical criminal investigations.”
Which sounds very white-collar, pushes everyone to think of liability and doctors making side money selling oxy, and they get happy and forthcoming. That is not what happens if you say there is a corpse on the other side of the hall.»